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Tether Amasses $23 Billion in Gold Stored in Swiss Nuclear BunkerTether stores $23 billion in gold in a Swiss bunker, aiming to rival central banks.

Tether has transformed a former nuclear bunker in Switzerland into a storage facility for its gold reserves. In an interview with Bloomberg, the firm's CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the facility is heavily guarded.

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Expert Labels Bitcoin as the ‘Naked King’News and Analysis17.01.2026 19:12

CoinGecko Reports Record Token ‘Mortality’ in 2025News and Analysis16.01.2026 16:13

Buterin Advocates a Return to Ethereum’s Core ValuesNews and Analysis17.01.2026 10:05

Bitcoin Speculators Shift to Profit-Taking, Says ResearcherNews and Analysis16.01.2026 15:09

China’s AI Advances Narrow Gap with the WestNews and Analysis16.01.2026 17:54

Bitcoin Hashrate Drops to Four-Month LowNews and Analysis19.01.2026 10:55

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Analyst Identifies $86,600 as Crucial Threshold for ETF HoldersBitcoin trades near $87,000, a key psychological threshold for ETF investors.

Bitcoin is trading around $87,000, nearly matching the average entry price for spot ETF buyers. Julio Moreno, Head of Research at CryptoQuant, described this zone as a "psychological threshold."

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OpenAI Launches Prism: A Free Scientific Assistant Powered by GPT-5.2OpenAI introduces Prism, a free scientific assistant powered by GPT-5.2.

OpenAI has unveiled Prism, a complimentary tool designed for drafting scientific papers, leveraging the capabilities of GPT-5.2.

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Analysts Observe Crypto Market Recovery and Leverage ReductionAnalysts observe crypto market recovery and leverage reduction.

Experts from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode have noted a market recovery following October deleveraging.

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Gold’s Surge Above $5000 Shifts Crypto Investors’ FocusPrecious metals outshined cryptocurrencies in January, drawing investor focus.

In January, precious metals surpassed cryptocurrencies in social media popularity. Investors' attention shifted to gold and silver due to their rising prices.

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Silicon Tanks: “Stay hungry, stay foolish” — Stewart BrandStewart Brand’s ideas that foreshadowed bitcoin and the Lindy logic of maintenance.

How the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog anticipated bitcoin’s principles, the information-price paradox and the primacy of perpetual maintenance.

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First Government Debt, Then Equities—and Now OilRWA moves from bonds to equities to oil, as tokenised commodities and compute finance take shape.

On the inevitable fusion of two financial worlds, commodity tokenisation, oil royalties and GPU-compute futures.

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Sometimes a Scam Is Just a Scam (𓂀)A moderately paranoid Elena Vasilyeva on why crypto followers believe in conspiracies (and why they’re sometimes right)

A moderately paranoid Elena Vasilyeva on why crypto followers believe in conspiracies (and why they’re sometimes right)

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Privacy becomes the default: the defining crypto trend of 2026

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Privacy Is the New Norm: Analyzing the Defining Trend of 2026Privacy rises to crypto’s central theme in 2026—and how users can safeguard it on Bitcoin.

Together with Mixer.Money, we examine blockchain transparency risks and tools to protect privacy on Bitcoin.

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Vitalik Buterin Profits $70,000 on PolymarketVitalik Buterin earned $70,000 on Polymarket.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin earned a profit of $70,000 on the prediction platform Polymarket.

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Silicon Tanks: “Stay hungry, stay foolish” — Stewart BrandStewart Brand’s ideas that foreshadowed bitcoin and the Lindy logic of maintenance.

How the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog anticipated bitcoin’s principles, the information-price paradox and the primacy of perpetual maintenance.

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Standard Chartered: US Banks Face $500 Billion Loss Due to StablecoinsUS banks may lose $500 billion to stablecoins by 2028.

Deposits flowing from American banks into stablecoins could reach $500 billion by the end of 2028.

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Ethereum to roll out ERC‑8004 for a global market in AI agentsEthereum readies ERC‑8004 to let AI agents interoperate and carry portable reputations.

The Ethereum mainnet is set to add ERC‑8004, a standard that will let AI agents interact across organisations.

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What is zkEVM?A zkEVM brings ZK proofs to the EVM for faster, cheaper, secure Ethereum scaling.

A zkEVM is a smart-contract runtime that supports zero-knowledge proofs and is fully compatible with Ethereum.

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What Is Game Theory and How Is It Used in Cryptocurrencies?How game theory underpins incentives and security in crypto.

How Nash equilibrium and other concepts from game theory are applied in the crypto industry, boosting its efficiency.

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What is OP_RETURN—and how does it enable data storage on the Bitcoin network?

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What Is OP_RETURN and How Does It Allow Data Storage in the Bitcoin Network?

The main pros and cons of adding non-financial data to Bitcoin’s blockchain.

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What is a Token Generation Event (TGE)?

How digital assets are “born” on a blockchain.

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Bitcoin-Based ZK-Rollup Citrea Launches MainnetCitrea launches mainnet and stablecoin for Bitcoin scaling.

L2 project Citrea, aimed at scaling the first cryptocurrency, has launched its mainnet and native stablecoin.

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Chainalysis Highlights Dominance of Chinese Networks in Laundering $82 Billion via CryptocurrenciesChainalysis notes Chinese networks' dominance in laundering $82 billion via cryptocurrencies.

The volume of money laundering through cryptocurrencies surged from $10 billion to $82 billion between 2020 and 2025. Chinese-language networks (CMLN) dominate this figure with a 20% share, noted Chainalysis.

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Tether Launches Federally Regulated Stablecoin USAT in the USTether launches USAT, a federally regulated stablecoin for the US market.

The company Tether has announced the launch of USAT, a federally regulated "stablecoin" for the US market. The new asset is created in accordance with the Genius Act.

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Tech Giants Contend for the Future: Will AI Gadgets Overtake Smartphones?The race to dethrone smartphones as the leading gadgets has begun.

The race to dethrone smartphones as the leading gadgets has begun. Some companies are developing alternative devices with artificial intelligence.

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Bitwise CIO Identifies Gold Surge and Clarity Act’s Fate as Key Crypto Market DriversGold's rise and Clarity Act's fate shape crypto market, says Bitwise CIO.

The current state and future of the crypto industry are shaped by the rapid rise in gold prices and uncertainty over the Clarity Act, says Matt Hougan.

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Base Founder Vows Not to Manipulate Token PricesBase team won't manipulate token prices, says founder Jesse Pollak.

The Base L2 solution team has no intention of "supporting charts behind the scenes" or artificially inflating token prices, according to founder Jesse Pollak.

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Analysts Flag Bitcoin’s ‘Most Accurate’ Rally SignalA bullish cross seen in 2020 before a 600% rally has reappeared on bitcoin’s chart.

A bullish cross has formed on the leading cryptocurrency’s chart, the same setup that preceded a 600% rally in 2020.

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Alibaba’s Qwen-3 AI Model Launched into SpaceAlibaba's Qwen-3 AI model launched into space, marking a world first.

Qwen-3 by Alibaba Cloud has become the world's first AI model to be uploaded and operational in orbit.

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Generation Z Emerges as Key Audience for Prediction PlatformsA third of young Americans see prediction markets as the future, survey reveals.

A third of young Americans view prediction markets as the future, according to a survey by The New Consumer and Coefficient Capital.

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Major US Banks Embrace Bitcoin ServicesOver half of top US banks now offer bitcoin services.

More than half of the largest US banks have launched or announced services related to bitcoin, according to River.

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Santiment Links Stablecoin Capitalisation Drop to Gold RallyStablecoin capitalisation fell by $2.24 billion, indicating a capital outflow from the crypto market.

The capitalisation of stablecoins fell by $2.24 billion. Santiment believes this indicates a capital outflow from the crypto market, potentially delaying its recovery.

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Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Clawdbot AI Agent for Cryptocurrency TheftSecurity experts warn of Clawdbot's risks, including data exposure and API key leaks.

Security experts have warned about the dangers of using the AI assistant Clawdbot, which may inadvertently disclose personal data and API keys.

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